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Explore Our Past DRESS Heroes

We launched our DRESS Hero awards in 2022. See below for a list of all medical experts who've been named DRESS Heroes!​

2024

2024

Dr. Isabella Algradat

Physician's Assistant

Meir Medical Center

Kfar Saba, Israel

Dr. Kimberly Blumenthal

Allergist/Immunologist

Mass General Medicine: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Unit

Massachusetts, USA

Dr. David Cotter

Dermatologist

Las Vegas Dermatology

Nevada, USA

Dr. Roni Dodiuk-Gad

Dermatologist

Emek Medical Center

Afula, Israel

Dr. Elizabeth Dupuy

Dermatologist

Phoenix Children's Hospital

Arizona, USA

Dr. Elena Ghetie

Rheumatologist

Northwest Rheumatology Associates

Oregon, USA

Dr. Raghav Girijala

Dermatologist

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – McKinney

Texas, USA

Dr. Dantha Hewage

Dermatologist

Sri Lanka

Dr. Mariam Jubain

Dermatologist

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Leicester, United Kingdom

Dr. Thomas Keenan

Dermatologist

UW Health

Wisconsin, USA

Dr. Natalie Kollman

Dermatologist

Essentia Health – South University Clinic (Fargo)

North Dakota, USA

Dr. Mandana Toole

Emergency Medicine Specialist

Adventist Health Sierre Vista

California, USA

Dr. Helena Pasieka

Dermatologist

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington DC, USA

Assistant Professor, Dermatology

Uniformed Services University 

Bethesda, MD, USA

Dr. Joseph Rocco

Assistant Clinical Investigator

National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases

Maryland, USA

Dr. Leigh Sutton

Dermatologist

Sutton Dermatology & Aesthetics South

Nebraska, USA

Dr. Praymal Thakrar

Physician

Lone Star Medicine and Pediatrics

Texas, USA

Dr. Seçil Vural

Dermatologist

Topkapı Koç University Hospital

Istanbul, Turkey

Dr. Scott Worswick

Dermatologist

Keck School of Medicine of USC

California, USA

2023

2023

Dr. Collin Blattner

Dermatologist

Clearchoice Dermatoglogy

Oregon, USA

Dra. María Cecilia Cavallo

Allergist

San Martin Hospital

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dr. David Coleman

Physician

Henry Ford Hospital

Michigan, USA

Dr. Vincent Descamps

Dermatologist

Assitance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris

Paris, France

Dr. Les Gavora

Physician

Inova Medical Group

Virginia, USA

Dr. Emily Gottenborg

Physician

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

Colorado, USA

Dr. Brad Graham

Physician

US Dermatology Partners

Texas, USA

Dr. Serena Gundy

Physician

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Ontario, Canada

Dr. Carol Latouff

Physician

Lauderdale Academic Dermatology

Florida, USA

Dr. Anne Maitland

Physician

Metrodora Institute

Utah, USA

Dr. Eliza Notaro

Dermatologist

The Polyclinic Madison Center

Washington, USA

Dr. Aileen Tlamsa

Physician

Leonia Medical Associates

New Jersey, USA

Dr. James Treat

Pediatric Dermatologist

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Pennsylvania, USA

Dr. Marsha Soni

Physician

Infectious Diseases Specialists of Virginia, LLC

Virginia, USA

Melody Wilkinson

Nurse Practitioner

Georgetown University

Washington, DC; USA

2022

2022

Dr. Jonas A. Adalsteinsson

Dermatologist

Mount Sinai

New York, USA

Dr. Linda S. Book

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

University of Utah Health

Utah, USA

Dr. Gregory J. Cox

Dermatologist

Forefront Dermatology

Atlanta, USA

Dr. Stephen Duran

Dermatologist

Forefront Dermatology

Virginia, USA

Dr. Jaime Gordon

Physician

Manor House Surgery

Loughborough, UK

Dra. Leonor Leão

Physician

Centro Hospitalar Universitário S. João

District of Porto, Portugal

Agnes Lim

Pharmacist

CVS Pharmacy

Texas, USA

Dr. Sarah Fox Horman

Physician

UC San Diego Health-La Jolla and Hillcrest Hospitals

California, USA

Dr. Richard John Looney

Allergist/Clinical Immunologist

University of Rochester Medical System

New York, USA

Dr. Pedro Lloret Luna

Dermatologist

Vithas

Alicante, Spain

Dr. Vanessa Vanepps Redd

Emergency Medicine Physician

University of Maryland St. Joseph's Medical Center

Maryland, USA

Dr. Kristen R. Rice

Dermatologist

Ascension St. John Medical Center

Oklahoma, USA

Dr. Kristen Richards

Dermatologist

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Texas, USA

Dr. Misha Rosenbach

Dermatologist

Penn Medicine

Pennsylvania, USA

Dr. Jacqueline Ross

Allergist

Allergy Partners

New Jersey, USA

Dr. Lena Sibulesky

Transplant Surgeon

UW Medicine

Washington, USA

Dr. Felipe Velásquez

Dermatologist

Clínica Delgado

Lima, Peru

Dr. Robert J. Smith

Dermatologist

Eastern Virginia Medical Center

Virginia, USA

Dr. Yul W. Yang

Dermatologist

Mayo Clinic

Arizona, USA

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